Legislative

Former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book has announced she is seeking a return to the Florida Senate, launching a campaign for Senate District 30. For registrants and their families, the Book name represents something far more consequential: one of the most powerful political dynasties behind the expansion of Florida’s sex offense registry system wants back in. Lauren Book built

According to Florida Politics the Florida House has no companion to a funding bill in the Senate that would apply millions of dollars into the ICAC stings we’ve written about recently. The House’s refusal to immediately back the Senate proposal expanding funding for internet predator investigations is an interesting development, especially after years of these programs receiving near-automatic political support.

Florida Representative Rachel Plakon of Seminole County, just handed our state another example of policy making that looks tough but does nothing to keep kids safe. Rep. Plakon was the sponsor of House Bill 45 that expanded residency restrictions to include public swimming pools for people on the sex offender registry and restricting their school access. She sponsored the bill

lorida is overhauling how it handles sex offenders and pretrial detention following the signing of two major pieces of legislation by Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday. House Bill 445, officially titled “Missy’s Law,” and House Bill 1159. Under the new rules, anyone found guilty of or entering a plea for a “dangerous crime” must be immediately remanded into custody and

Two recent reports out of Texas and California should force a long-overdue conversation about what “tough on crime” policies actually produce over time—not just in theory, but in real human and financial costs. In Texas, officials are grappling with soaring medical costs tied to aging individuals held under sex offender civil commitment and extended incarceration. Meanwhile, in California, policymakers are